All you need to know about Michael Keane Jr. is how he handled getting cut from the junior varsity team before the 2007 baseball season began. Most 15- or 16-year-olds would have simply walked away in a huff and moved on to the next point of interest. Many would probably quit playing baseball.

Keane did neither."After getting cut I just told myself to keep working hard," he said. "I'm going to try my hardest to make the JV team next year. I'm not going to giving up."

Such an attitude certainly proves that Michael Keane is a deserving Lione scholarship recipient."I was amazed to have been picked over the other finalists at Trinity Catholic, but I think it came down to hard work and dedication," Keane said."I work hard at whatever I do and don't give up."

Keane, who plays Babe Ruth baseball, hopes to resume his high school baseball career next spring after playing freshman ball in 2006. He has been a varsity hockey player in his first two years at Trinity Catholic and hopes for increased ice time this winter after being a third-line forward the last two seasons. If determination has anything to do with it, you can pencil him in as a first- or second-line player right now.

"(Trinity varsity hockey coach) Chris Gerwig, who played for Lione at Trinity, told me how dedicated Mickey was as a coach," Keane said. "That's how I try to be. It's a great honor to be compared to Mickey Lione." Keane is an honors student, but just in case there is any doubt as to his academic prowess, just check who had the highest average in Conceptual Physical Science in 2006-07: Michael Keane.

"I don't have much free time," said Keane who manages to squeeze in time to volunteer at his church and at the Ferguson Library, and also spends time working with Little League players. "Most of the time, when I'm not playing I'm studying, and when I'm not studying I'm trying to improve in sports."